2006 San José State Volleyball 2006 SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY Table of Contents WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS 2006 Outlook
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2006 San José State Volleyball 2006 SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY Table of Contents WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS 2006 Outlook . .2 2006 San José State Volleyball Roster . .3 Location:. San José, CA 95192 Head Coach Craig Choate . .4-5 Founded: . 1857 Coaching Staff . .6 Enrollment:. 30,068 Radio/TV Roster . .7 President:. Don W. Kassing 2006 San José State Player Biographies . .8-19 Athletics Director:. Tom Bowen 2005 Final Statistics . .20 Senior Associate AD/SWA: . Kellie Elliott 2005 Results . .21 Faculty Athletics Representative: . Bill Campsey Western Athletic Conference . .22 Nickname: . Spartans 2005 WAC Results/Award Winners . .23 School Colors: . Gold, White & Blue 2006 Opponents . .24-27 Conference: . Western Athletic 2006 WAC Tournament Info. .27 Affiliation: . NCAA Division I Spartan Honors . .28-29 Home Court (Capacity): . Spartan Gym (1,000) Spartan Volleyball Records . .30-35 Courtside Phone:. (408) 924-3348 Single Season Leaders . .36 Head Coach:. Craig Choate Career Leaders . .37 Alma Mater/Year: . Brigham Young University/1978 1,000 Kill Club . .38-39 SJSU Record: . 225-179/13 seasons All-Time Roster . .40 Career Record: . 254-246/16 seasons SJSU Sports Hall of Fame . .41 Assistant Coach:. Jeanine Haldi (San Jose State, 2003) Post-Season Appearances . .42 Assistant Coach: . Jeremy Penaflor (San Jose State) 1984 Final Four Team . .43 Volleyball Office Phone: . (408) 924-1242 WAC Tournament Appearances . .44 2005 Record:. 12-17 SJSU Volleyball Head Coaches . .45 2005 Conference Record/Finish: . 7-9/6th Year-by-Year Records . .46 2005 Postseason: . N/A All-Time Series Records . .47 Starters Returning/Lost: . 6 + Libero/0 Year-by-Year Scores . .48-55 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . 8/1 San José State University . .56-57 Sports Information Director: . Lawrence Fan President Don W. Kassing . .57 Associate SID/Volleyball SID: . Amy Villa Martin Luther King, Jr., Library . .58 SID Office Phone:. (408) 924-1216 Campus Village . .58 SID Home Phone:. (408) 227-3495 Athletics Administration . .59-60 SID FAX:. (408) 924-1291 Athletics Directory . .61 Email: . [email protected] Athletics Staff . .62-63 SJSU Athletics Web Site:. www.sjsuspartans.com Spartan Gym . .64 SJSU Athletic Facilities . .65 Returning Letterwinners (8) Jeff Garcia Hall of Champions . .66 *Colleen Burke . MB 5-10 SO Koret Athletic Training Center . .66 *Niki Clement . OH/RS 5-8 SO Student Success Services . .67 *Brittany Collet . S 5-10 SO Athletic Accomplishments . .68-69 *Kristina Conrad . S/OH 5-10 SR City of San José . .70-71 Nia Freeman . OH 5-8 JR Media Information . .72 *Jennifer Senftleben . MB 6-1 JR *Jessie Shull. L 5-4 SR *Dyana Thompson . RS/MB 5-10 SR Amy Villa, Associate SID *indicates returning starter San José State University One Washington Square Other Returning Players (4) San Jose, CA 95192-0062 Amber Biddle . MB/RS 6-4 SO (408) 924-1216 - Office Sarah Christensen . OH 5-9 SR (408) 924-1291 - FAX www.sjsuspartans.com Courtney Lorusso . OH 6-1 FR Thao Pham. DS 5-3 SO (408) 924-3348 - Press Row E-mail: [email protected] Newcomers (3) Keri Anglin . OH 6-1 JR Credits: The 2006 San José State Volleyball Media Guide is a product of the San José State Winters, Calif./Sacramento City College Sports Information Office. Writing, layout and editing by Amy Villa. Cover designs: Kyle Chesser, Hands on Photography. Portraits: Wayne Salvatore Photography. Photos: Ron Fried, Kelly Crow . OH 5-10 SO Wes Okubo, Andrew D. Heilman, Kenneth Lam, Kurt Kopp, Ken Ruinard, Ken Wong. Special Danville, Calif./UC Riverside Thanks to the following organizations for use of their photos: San Jose Convention & Visitors Kristal Tsukano. DS/L 5-4 FR Bureau, San Jose Sharks, Steve Whittaker (HP Pavilion), 2006 SF Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, PGA Tour Images and the San Francisco 49ers. Printing: Tennant Printing, DeLand, Fla. San Honolulu, Hawaii/Kamehameha HS José State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, age disability, disabled veterans or Vietnam status. This policy applies to all SJSU students, faculty and staff programs and activities. Questions regarding this policy should be directed to the Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action, SJSU, San Jose, CA 95192, (408) 924-1115. 1 • 2006 Volleyball Guide 2006 Outlook The San Jose State volleyball team Three newcomers join the Spartan enters the 2006 season with lots of squad and bring different experiences court experience as all six starters and with them to the court. Junior outside the libero return from last season’s hitter Keri Anglin played in 2004 at squad. After a youthful 2005 season, Loyola Marymount and last season at this year’s Spartan team should have Sacramento City College. She was an the court experience to compete All-Big 7 selection last year and the among the top teams in the Western Northern Section “Female Athlete of Athletic Conference. the Year” for the 2003-04 high school “Last year’s starting lineup was year. one of the youngest I have had in my Sophomore outside hitter Kelly coaching career,” said San Jose State Crow transferred from UC Riverside head coach Craig Choate. “The expe- where she spent the past two seasons. rience that our team got on the court After redshirting in 2004, Crow saw playing together last season should be action in 74 games last year for the an advantage for us this year.” Highlanders. Crow’s mother, the for- Junior Jennifer Senftleben leads mer Jan Baszak, played at San Jose the returning class after being named State in the late 1970s. a first team All-WAC selection last Freshman defensive specialist season. She led the team in kills with Kristal Tsukano was a three-year let- 469, the eighth highest total in a sea- terwinner at Kamehameha High son at San Jose State. She averaged Jennifer Senftleben (back) and Colleen Burke School in Honolulu. She helped lead 4.15 kills and 2.32 digs per game. (front) were the Spartans’ top two hitters her team to the 2005 Hawaii Division Senior libero Jessie Shull returns during the 2005 season. I State Championship and was a two- for her fourth season to anchor the time second team All-State selection. Spartan defense. The three-time All- Sophomore Brittany Collet was San Jose State will travel from WAC selection (first team once, sec- the Spartans’ starting setter for a coast to coast this season for matches. ond team twice) is the San Jose State majority of the season. She averaged The team travels to Northern Arizona, career dig leader with 1,584 in three 11.48 assists and 2.00 digs per game San Francisco and New Hampshire seasons. and was selected to the WAC All- for tournaments. The Spartans will Sophomore Colleen Burke played Freshman team. host Santa Clara, a 2005 NCAA in all 29 matches last season. She led Sophomore Niki Clement led San Tournament semifinalist, and the SJSU the team in hitting with a .269 per- Jose State in blocks with 96 in 108 Hyatt Invitational at Spartan Gym centage. A WAC All-Freshman team games played (0.89 pg). She recorded before beginning WAC play. selection, Burke averaged 3.03 kills 10 or more blocks in two matches – 11 and 0.65 blocks per game. against Fresno State and 10 at San Francisco. Senior Dyana Thompson aver- aged 1.18 kills and 0.85 blocks per game. She recorded a career high 12 blocks at San Francisco and hit .611 at Santa Clara. Senior Kristina Conrad saw action at outside hitter, the back row and at setter. She averaged 2.48 kills and 1.84 digs per match and had the only 20/20 match last year with 20 kills and 20 digs at UC Davis. Junior Nia Freeman played in 83 games and averaged 1.71 kills and 1.24 digs. She hit .625 against Portland with a career high 20 kills. Also returning for the Spartans are Amber Biddle, Sarah Christensen, Courtney Lorusso and Thao Pham. Biddle saw limited action in 13 games and had four kills and four blocks at Idaho. Christensen missed last season due to a knee injury. Lorusso redshirted last season and could see time at outside hitter. Niki Clement (hitting) led the team in blocks Pham joined the team late last season Jessie Shull is San Jose State’s career dig leader with 96, while Brittany Collet (#6) was the and could see action in the back row. with 1,584 the past three years. She is a three- Spartans’ primary setter for the 2005 season. time All-WAC selection. San Jose State Volleyball 2 • 2006 Volleyball Guide 2006 Roster Numerical Roster NO NAME POS HT YR HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 1 Courtney Lorusso OH 6-1 FR Glendora, Calif./Glendora HS 2 Niki Clement MB 5-8 SO Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly HS 3 Kristal Tsukano DS/L 5-3 FR Honolulu, Hawaii/Kamehameha HS 4 Kelly Crow OH 5-10 SO Alamo, Calif./UC Riverside 6 Brittany Collet S 5-10 SO Newbury Park, Calif./Newbury Park HS 7 Sarah Christensen OH 5-9 SR Santa Cruz, Calif./Harbor HS 9 Jessie Shull L 5-4 SR Downey, Calif./Warren HS 10 Thao Pham DS 5-3 SO San Jose, Calif./Piedmont Hills HS 11 Kristina Conrad S 5-10 SR Morgan Hill, Calif./Live Oak HS 12 Amber Biddle MB/RS 6-4 SO Dalton Gardens, Idaho/Coeur d’Alene HS 17 Dyana Thompson MB 5-10 SR Simi Valley, Calif./Royal HS 20 Nia Freeman OH/RS 5-8 JR Sacramento, Calif./Christian Brothers HS 21 Jennifer Senftleben OH 6-1 JR Canyon Lake, Calif./Temescal Canyon HS 22 Keri Anglin OH 6-1 JR Winters, Calif./Sacramento City College 36 Colleen Burke MB 5-10 SO Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison HS HEAD COACH: Craig Choate (Brigham Young, 1978; 14th season) ASSISTANT COACH: Jeanine Haldi (San Jose State, 2003; 1st season) ASSISTANT COACH: Jeremy Penaflor (San Jose State; 1st season) Alphabetical Roster By Position By State Birthdays No.